What’s Happening at The SHOUT: What we saw, heard & felt at the Kansas Arts Network Conference
The gathering of arts workers reminded us of the power of art and community.
August 30, 2026
Anne Welsbacher
Anne Welsbacher writes fiction, plays, and nonfiction. She can be found on Substack and Bluesky. awelsbacher.com
Expeditions in Laughland: 'The Explorer’s Club' at ICTRep
This critic hasn't spent such a pleasurable two hours in quite some time.
August 13, 2026
‘The Explorers Club’ opens ICTRep’s 2026-27 season
The off-Broadway satire skewers Victorian British pomp.
August 01, 2026
25 years later: ‘Come From Away’ in Winfield
The Theatre Winfield production models how the arts can be ‘a critical lever in changing culture.’
July 28, 2026
‘Rose’s, Rings, and Ruins’ ushers in new S.T.A.R.S. Community Theater in Mulvane
The new theater troupe, founded by cousins for ‘actors, volunteers, and theater lovers of all experience levels,’ opens its first show the last weekend in July.
July 08, 2026
A new play explores grief, KU basketball & groundbreaking medical research
The world premiere of ‘Unghosting the Chromosome’ will take place in Lawrence July 10-12.
July 01, 2026
Growing pains: Metaphor and the loss of innocence in ‘Lost Girl’ at WCT
Wichita Community Theatre's production of the 'Peter Pan'-inspired drama is evocative, honest, and flawed.
June 09, 2026
Coming up at Kechi Playhouse: Patsy Cline and big spiders
Having persevered through construction woes, Misty Maynard invites audiences back to Kechi Playhouse for its 2026 season.
May 20, 2026
Love’s labors (not) lost: Guild Hall Players present ‘The Book of Will’
If not for the efforts of a village of theater workers, Shakespeare’s plays might have been lost forever. ‘The Book of Will’ portrays the making of the First Folio.
May 13, 2026